Mondays, noon - 2:00 pm ET, Mandorichard plays bluegrass, old-time, and western swing on WNHU, broadcasting from the University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, at 88.7 FM and on the WNHU stream at www.wnhu.net. The show usually repeats online Thursdays, 10pm-midnight ET, on the WNHU2 stream at www.wnhu.net.

April 25, 2011

Today's show has a lot of "Ida Red" in it--I hope you enjoy the variations. And take a moment to let me know your thoughts about the newer Bluegrass music we played in today's show. The survey includes links to samples of each song--so you can give me your opinion even if you missed this week's show. Your responses help me report information to Bluegrass Unlimited and Bluegrass Music Profiles.

If you missed today's show, you can hear it rebroadcast on Thursday night from 9-11pm EDT on www.wnhu.net -- select the WNHU2 stream on Thursday, not the "on the air" (WNHU) link. The WNHU link lets you hear what's going out over 88.7 FM--Mondays noon-2pm in our case.

Thanks for your support of Bluegrass and traditional country music--and of WNHU!

April 20, 2011

Here's the information I submitted to Bluegrass Unlimited and Bluegrass Music Profiles this month on behalf of the Black Diamond Show. You can influence the "charting report" by voting in the surveys we post with each playlist. For the past 4 weeks, we've included links to samples of the songs in case you need a reminder of which song is which.

Thank you for your support of bluegrass and country music--and for your support of WNHU!

April 18, 2011

Today's show includes several bluegrass and country songs influenced by British folk-rocker Richard Thompson. The idea came to me as I realized Alison Krauss & Union Station had used Thompson's "Dimming of the Day" on their new CD, Paper Airplane. The show also includes the usual mix of old-time, bluegrass, and country. Hope you enjoyed it!

This week, I'm due to report my "top bluegrass" lists to Bluegrass Unlimited and Bluegrass Music Profiles. So, please, let me know what you think of the new bluegrass played on today's show: Survey for 4/18 show.

Even with the interview, we still had time to play five newer bluegrass songs and the usual mix of bluegrass and traditional country music. Let me know what you think about the newer bluegrass songs we played today. You can also go back to complete the surveys for the past month or so. Today's survey--and the last two surveys--also include a link to samples so you can remind yourself which song was which.

April 4, 2011

This show has a mixture of old and new music--here's the link to the survey for you to let me know what you think about the newer bluegrass played on today's show. Use the survey or the link to the right to make a request or give me any other feedback. Hope you enjoy the mixture of bluegrass, old-time, and western country in today's show!